Despite not publicly acknowledging any confirmed or even suspected cases, North Korea has been uncharacteristically transparent regarding its efforts to combat the virus. Choi Jung-hun, a former physician in North Korea who fled the country in 2011, said when he was helping to combat a measles outbreak in 2006 to 2007, North Korea did not have the resources to operate round-the-clock quarantine and isolation facilities. North Korea is not completely connected by roads, and most of the public relies on a highly dysfunctional and derelict railway system. "North Korea has the best control system in the world," said Choi, the doctor who defected. "North Korea probably is best at limiting social contacts and regional traveling because they've been practicing that for 70 years.

Source: CNN February 07, 2020 02:03 UTC